Game board



Nov. 1, 1938. l. R. PARIS GAME BOARD Filed April 4, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l. R. PARIS GAME BOARD Nov. 1, 193,8.

Filed April 4, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [2345678910Hl2l3 Patented Nov. 1, 1938 o i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME BOARD' Israel R. Paris, Washington, D. C.

Application April 4, 1938, Serial No. 199,954

4 Claims. (Cl. 35-8) The present invention relates generally to a book shelf in the customary manner without means and devices for self-instruction in the any injury to adjacent books. game of bridge, and more particularly to the For these purposes, thesliders I2 which inditype of device which comprises a plate having cate the course of play of the game, as well as suitable slots which permit the display therethe sliders I4, which indicate the score, andV 5 through of card insignia arranged in four preother sliders, .which may be desirable for the selected hands which constitute a bridge game. purpose of displaying othervprinted information One object of the invention is to provide a on thepage or leaf, such as the progress of the book whether in loose leaf form or otherwise bidding, are all disposed in such a manner that in which each leaf or page has a bridge game While they are manipulated with great facility, 10 or deal printed thereon and discussed, the book they do not have any parts that project from also having associated therewith a plate suitthe face of the plate to any such extent as to ably slotted to display the card insignia thereinjure radjacent books von the book shelf when through, the piate also carrying movome dethe plate l0 constitutes part of a cover, or to vices to indicate whether any given card has injure the Pages 0f the beek When the Same 15 been played or remains to be p1ayed and which is closed with the plate disposed Vbetween its generallyv aid in indicating the progress of the Pagee 'For this Purpose the Sliders l2 and 4 game. are disposed within the plate, each of the sliders Anothel1 object is to provide an improved conconsisting of a substantially `flat thin metal plate struction of the p1ate having means in the form of a slight protuber- 20 Another object is to construct 'a plete of this ance, such as the bent 'edge I6 or the rib I8 type so that it j s double faced and may be which serves as a ready means for manipulating employed with either feoe up the slide from one position to the other. If desired,

1in the'drawings in lieu of the edge I6 or rib I8 the sliders I2 may 25 Fig. 1 is a plan View of the device secured in simply be provided withasmall aperture 20 so that I a hook; a pencil or any stylus may be employed for Fig.y 2.15 a section on the une l2 2 of Fig 1; moving the slide from one position to the other. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; The present plate I0 consists of two rectangu- Fig. 4 is a section on the une 4.-4 of Fig. 1; lar sheets 2.2.2mdY ,24 with an interposed sep.- 30 Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one of the slider aIatOI 25 WhCh in the form ShOWIl herein may members; also be in the form of a suitably slotted sheet. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of the trick indi- These are preferably made of metal, it being eating slider; obvious, however, that the same may be made 3d Fig. 'l is a fragmentary plan view of a fur- 0f any Other Suitable material. 35 ther modification; The plates 22 and 24 are each provided with Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7; four series of elongated s1ots'28 disposed along Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. '7; the sides of a retangle fOI the DUIDOSG 0f diS- Fig. 10 is a detail perspective of one of the playing the Card insignia therethrOllgh 0f the 4o slidersused in theY modification of Fig. '7. hands Each .of these slots has an opening or 40 The plate I0 shown in the drawings will be WndOW 30, aS -ShOWIL fOI the puIDOSe of dS- seen to be substantially flat on both faces with Playing the numbers appearing 0n the printed r praetieuy .no projections therefrom with the page or sheet next to the card insignia, which result that when the same is employed as part numbers indmate the correct Order of play 0f e5 of avbook o'r in association with a book it may each .hand' Obviously the penings 30 may 45 be employed in the book between the pages constitute one elongated slot d1sposed parallel to thereof `without causing any injury to the book. the Slots 28 or 1f deslr'ecth-e Slots 28 may be The book may also be closed with the plato lengthlned that hey Wm dlsllaytthe numbers l, as we as e carv insignia. n he preferred A5o between lts Pages Wlthout' any mury t0 the form, however, the sliders I2 are so arranged 50 bOOk- If deslfedf the plate may Constltute or that they are each slidable from one extreme be an external part of one of the covers of the position to the othery displaying the Card in one book .and by Vlrtlle 0f the fat that the Plate position while concealing the number associated contains no projecting parts from its operattherewith, and displaying the number in the ing face or faces, the book may be disposed on other position while concealing the card. 55

slot 28. At one end the apertures 33 extend into the space between'the plates 22fand 24 and beyond Vtially longer than Vthe slots 26 soV that when the Y sliders are in theposition Where they conceal the card insignia, they are, nevertheless, well supported and kept in position between the adjacent Y the openings 30 in such plates. It will .now be understood that the sliders I2' are eachsubstanportionsof the plates 22 and 24. Y At the same time, the partitions 34 between the apertures'33 serve Vas guides for these slides. When theslides are in theV other extreme position,the cards are exposed and the sliders cover 4or block sight VthroughtheY openings 30 so that the numbers are concealed. .e e 'Y 3 As shown the sliders I2 haveat one end an upturned edge I6 and a rib I8. These serve to permit their readyoperation from leither side'of the boardror plate I0. j Y The spacer sheet26 lalso has a 'pair of,` slots 38 which correspond to the slots 132 in plates 22.and

2llrbutl larger than threeslots 32 so as to receive the,Y Y slider I 4 which'moveslongitudinally of the slot 32.Y 30Y The slide I4 has stamped or embossed or die punched two arrow',shapedV protuberances 40, one Vin relief Von one face and theother'in relief on the other face, withY the result thatfit may be engaged from either iaceformovement. Each( of the slots132 ,on each faceof the Yboardll) is provided with va seriesof numbers, one to thirteen, so that the position of the slideI4 indicates the number of tricks takenby eachside.

VIf it is desired to provide Vsome additional friction yfor the sliders I2 a punchfmark in the'con'- cealed end willrform a slight projection which will serve this purpose; or, ifidesired, a short cut in the concealed i end lof the'slidewill causeit to spread sui'liciently so that the concealed corners will frictionally engage the partitions 34.

The sheets 22, 24,and 26 are associated together as by riveting, soldering, brazing, or Yspot Y welding so that they rtogether constitutesubstantially rigid and'unitary structure with the slides I2 retained within this` unitary rigidv structure,

the slides being readily manipulable, suflicient friction being provided for retaining the same in either position.

As shown and described,*the board Illis so con- Y structed that it may be Aemployed with either faceY up or down; this is for the purpose of permitting of the use of the board inside a book and particularly inside a loose leaf book where each page has the desired printed .data f For use in such a loose leaf book, theplateor board I0 may have two or moreopenings 42 alongone edge thereof which will engage the customary looseleaf rings 44, or

,Y the like. Thus the board may'beinserted inside thev book and used with either of the adjacent pages containing bridge deals., When the player has completed his study of these deals, hereadily transfers the board so that` he may play or study lthe next two deals. The engagement of theboard with the rings 44 serves to'register the board with 'relation to the printed ndata Von the adjacent pages.

'It will be understood, however, that for other purposes it is unnecessary to make the board double faced; s In that case the sliders I2 are pro- Y vided'with lugs or somesuch'other protuberance only onone face. If the board 'is notintended to Y. sight openings for cooperation with a sheet bear- Vcard insigniav andthe numbers associatedtherewith which indicate the order of play. The sliders Y in the present construction are always disposed wholly within such sight openings and are slid- Vable vfrom theposition covering the number Vto the position covering the card and vice versa.

In this form the intermediate spacer plate row partitions 64 disposed between adjacentwinhas Vthe openings r62 asrshown with the nar-f J dows'in each hand. The upper and lower platesy Y 66 have corresponding openings 68, each of the same length as the openings 62, but are'each somewhatv narrower because the partitions 10 are somewhat wider than the partition 64 and extend somewhat laterally from each edge. VThus, the

e partition 1D of the upper and lower boards to-` gether form guides for the slidersY 12, which are disposed in the plane of the intermediate plate 60, andfhave their edge portions disposed be,

tween the juxtaposed partition 10. Y The ends'of the slider 12 each have an angular portion 14;. one turned in one direction andthe other in the opposite direction. One flange 14 rides between the edges of the partitions 10 in the upperplate and the other in the lower plate. These flanges may be employed for the manipulation of the sliders' or the sliders Vmay be provided with othermeans als' for that purpose, such as a stylus receivingY aper-` Y ture or any other desired means. 'Ihe slides mayV each have nsh tai1s'16 formed byV apertures 18 and slots 80. These sh tails 16 when strained laterally will pressl yieldingly against the edge of the adjacent partition 64 and supply the necessary friction for retaining the slides in one or the other position.

These three plates together with` the slides `are Obviously, other means maybe eni- V ployed for this purpose.

assembled and secured together in any mannerY Y desired as described herein so that aV rigid board is 'obtainedV with the slides indicating the prog-V y, 50.

ress `of the'play readily manipulable. Y l

It Vwill now be understood that Ythe present invention provides a rigid board which, although made of three metal sheets, has the appearance and effect of a unitary construction. It will further be understood that the present board may be made of sheets of any other desirable orsuit-Y able materials Whichcanbe associated together so as to provide a rigid board. Y Y

One of the importantrfeaturesrof the present construction is that it provides a game board of the type described which has a Vplurality of sight openings and sliders having portions whichare! captured within recesses in the ywalls facing .the

openings. As shown, .it is contemplatedr'that these sliders should be captured within the board during itsV assembly. While the invention claimed herein is illustrated and embodied in aV bridge -boardit will be understood that the same maybe employed in vmany other game boardsY which are'employed in association withsheets bearing printed Ydata for display through sight apertures in the board.r Y

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A gameboard having a pluralityrof through ing printed data in registry with said openings, said board comprising a pair of outer plates each having a plurality of sight openings, an intermediate plate also having a plurality of sight openings greater in at least one dimension than the corresponding dimension in the openings of the outer plates, said plates being superposed with the intermediate plate disposed between the outer plates with the openings in registry, and sliders slidable in said through sight openings and held between the outer plates.

2. A game board having a plurality of through sight openings for cooperation with a sheet bearing printed data in registry with said openings, said board comprising a pair of outer plates each having a plurality of elongated sight openings, an intermediate plate also having a plurality of corresponding openings approximately twice the length of the other openings, said plates being coextensive in area and permanently associated together, with the intermediate plate disposed between the outer plates with the openings in registry, and sliders longer than the openings in the outer plates, said sliders being disposed between the outer plates and slidable in said openings to open or close the said through sight openings.

3. A game board having a plurality of through sight openings for cooperation with a sheet bearing printed data in registry with said openings, said board comprising a pair of outer plates each having a plurality oi elongated sight openings, an intermediate plate also having a plurality of corresponding openings wider than the other openings, said plates being coextensive in area the intermediate plate and slidable therein, eachv of said sliders having a lug to facilitate sliding.

4. A game board having a plurality of through sight openings for cooperation with a sheet bearing printed data in registry with said openings, said board comp-rising a pair of outer plates each having a plurality of elongated sight openings, an intermediate plate also having a plurality of corresponding openings wider than the other openings, said plates being coextensive in area and permanently associated together with the intermediate plate disposed between the outer plates with the openings in registry, and platelike sliders of approximately the width of the openings in the intermediate plate, and approximately half the length of the openings in,

the outer plates, said sliders being disposed in the openings in the plane of the intermediate plate and slidable therein, each of said sliders having a lug to facilitate sliding.

ISRAEL R. PARIS. 

